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The production announcement for Gekidan Shinkansen's summer/autumn performance "Van! Bang! Burn!" was made, and the main cast took to the stage. In spring 2016, Shinkansen performed "Ran'ou," the theater company's first "adult, bitter, authentic period drama," and in August, they will perform a flashy entertainment piece, "Vamp Bamboo Burn ~Van! Bang! Burn!~." Toma Ikuta plays the lead character, a vampire who has survived since the Heian period. This will be his third time performing with Gekidan Shinkansen, following "Susanoo" (2002) and "Cat in the Red Boots" (2006). Co-stars include Eiko Koike, Tomoya Nakamura, Tomohiro Kamiyama (Johnny's WEST), as well as familiar members of the theater company Jun Hashimoto, Seiko Takada, and Makoto Awane. Furthermore, Eisuke Shinoi will also be performing for the first time with Shinkansen. The production announcement for this work was made, and in addition to the main cast members mentioned above, director Hidenori Inoue and screenwriter Kankuro Kudo also appeared on stage. Please enjoy the show. : [9 minute video] Photos and article here: http://entre-news.jp/2016/06/30270.html ------------------ [Written by] Kudo Kankuro [Directed by] Inoue Hidenori [Starring] Ikuta Toma, Koike Eiko, Nakamura Tomoya, Kamiyama Tomohiro (Johnny's WEST), Hashimoto Jun, Takada Seiko, Awane Makoto, Shinoi Eisuke, and more [Preview/Nagano performance] August 5th (Fri) - 7th (Sun) 2016 / Santo Musei (Ueda Cultural Arts Center) [Tokyo performance] August 17th (Wed) - September 18th (Sun) 2016 / Akasaka ACT Theater [Toyama performance] October 7th (Fri) - 9th (Sun) 2016 / Aubade Hall [Osaka performance] October 19th (Wed) - 31st (Mon) 2016 / Festival Hall For further details, check the official website. 2016 Gekidan☆Shinkansen Summer/Autumn Performance SHINKANSEN☆RX "Vamp Bamboo Burn~Van! Bang! Burn!~" Official website http://www.vbb.jp/index.html --------------------------------